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121 rise from the ranks
выйти в люди этим. воен. пройти путь от рядового до офицераIn his time, the old gentleman was a working mason, and had risen from the ranks more, I think, by shrewdness than by merit. (R. L. Stevenson and L. Osbourne, ‘The Wrecker’, ch. II) — В свое время старый джентльмен был каменщиком и создал себе положение, я думаю, скорее хитростью, чем достоинствами.
The "managers" are depicted as men risen from the ranks - "workers" who made good... (V. Perlo, ‘The Empire of High Finance’, ch. III) — Эти "управляющие" изображаются людьми, вышедшими из рабочей среды и преуспевшими в жизни...
Jules bad not risen from the ranks. He had only his father's skill with pick and shovel. (D. Carter, ‘Fatherless Sons’, part I, ch. 1) — Жюль так и остался простым рабочим. Как и отец, он умел управляться только с заступом да с лопатой.
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122 the answer to a maiden's prayer
разг.; шутл."мечта девушки", красивый холостяк, завидный жених; красавец-мужчинаIt was very easy for Lawrence Graybill to get a rise out of the young wives in High Ridge, simply by recalling their, or their parents, designation of Charley Johnson as the answer to a maiden's prayer. (J. O'Hara, ‘The Horse Knows the Way’, ‘The Jet Set’) — Лоуренсу Грейбиллу ничего не стоило вывести из себя юных жен в Хай-Ридж; надо было только напомнить им или их родителям, как они хором называли Чарли Джонсона мечтой всех девушек.
I saw a photograph of him. He certainly looked like the answer to a maiden's prayer. (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Sleep Walker's Niece’, ch. XVII) — Я видела однажды фотографию Джорджа Притчарда. Он действительно был похож на киноактера, по которому вздыхают девушки.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the answer to a maiden's prayer
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123 the morning of life
Ah! People need to rise early, to see the sun in all its splendour, for his brightness seldom lasts the day through. The morning of day and the morning of life are but too much alike. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. V) — Ах, следовало бы вставать пораньше, чтобы видеть солнце во всем его великолепии, ибо редко сияет оно в течение целого дня. Утро дня и утро жизни слишком сходны.
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124 rise in the world
сделать карьеру; преуспеть в жизниto have the world before one — иметь перед собой всю жизнь;
looking glass world — мир, где всё наоборот, странный мир
come up in the world — сделать карьеру; преуспеть в жизни
the world of spirit — духовный мир, духовная жизнь
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125 the staff of life
bibl lit хлеб насущныйThe dough was kneaded in long rolls, each a literal ‘staff of life’, and left to rise before being divided into sections for baking.
Bread is the staff of life, which is why we only use the finest organic flour to make ours.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > the staff of life
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126 rise from the dead
вoccтaть из мёpтвыx [этим. библ.]A decade after it looked certain to fail, the American steel industry has risen from the dead (The Economist) -
127 rise from the ranks
выйти в люди [этим. вoeн. пpoйти путь oт pядoвoгo дo oфицepa]In his time, the old gentleman was a working mason, and had risen from the ranks more, I think, by shrewdness than by merit (R. L. Stevenson). Jules had not risen from the ranks. He had only his father's skill with pick and shovel (D. Carter) -
128 the economy is hurting
Общая лексика: экономика страдает (The economy is still hurting: jobless claims rise, the GDP has been revised lower.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > the economy is hurting
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